Orange Pineapple Nice Cream Pops are an easy, no-fuss banana ice cream dessert. They’re made with just five ingredients and taste like orange pineapple ice cream!
*This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received free product from Barlean’s to create this recipe. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Crumb Top Baking possible.
What is nice cream?
Nice cream, or banana ice cream, is simply frozen bananas and your choice of add-ins like fruit, cocoa or nut butters, blended up with dairy-free milk, maple syrup and/or coconut oil. The banana creates the creamy texture and naturally sweetens the nice cream.
While nice cream usually resembles the texture of soft serve, you can pour it into a parchment paper lined loaf pan and place it in the freezer until it resembles the texture of ice cream. Then, just scoop it out and enjoy with your favourite toppings!
Barlean’s Total Omega Orange Crème
While the bananas and pineapple are important ingredients in these nice cream pops, the secret ingredient is the Barlean’s Seriously Delicious™ Total Omega® Orange Crème. It’s a creamy, liquid supplement with a smoothie-like taste and texture, made with flax, fish and borage oils. So it’s a good source of Omega-3, 6 and 9 but it also tastes just like a creamsicle. You remember those, right?! They totally remind me of my childhood!
Barlean’s Total Omega supplements are also gluten-free and dairy-free, which makes them a great addition to nice creams.
How to make nice cream pops
- While most nice cream recipes call for frozen bananas and fruit, you can actually make these nice cream pops using fresh bananas and fruit. Just blend the unfrozen banana, pineapple and orange crème until it’s smooth, and pour into popsicle molds. Place them in the freezer for 8-10 hours, or until frozen.
- Remove from freezer and run the molds under warm water to help release the pops.
- Store the pops in the freezer in an airtight container and they should last for a few weeks. (Not that any last that long in my house!)
Some tips for making orange pineapple pops
- The melted chocolate and crushed pistachios are totally optional, but I always like to dress up my nice cream pops for a fancy dessert!
- If you want fancy pops, once they’re frozen and removed from the mold, arrange the pops on a parchment lined baking sheet. Use a spoon to drizzle on some melted chocolate. Sprinkle the pistachios on quickly as the chocolate will set up fast. Place the pops back in the freezer to set up fully.
- If you want to keep these nice cream pops dairy-free, forego the melted white chocolate, or use a dairy-free dark chocolate.
- I used 3-ounce popsicle molds for this recipe, which resulted in six pops. You will get more or less depending on the size of your popsicle molds.
More banana ice cream recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Mocha Nice Cream Pops
- Raspberry Chocolate Chip Nice Cream Pops
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Nice Cream Cake
If you make these Orange Pineapple Nice Cream Pops, I would love to hear about it in the comments below. Or take a pic and share on Instagram by tagging @crumbtopbaking.
PrintOrange Pineapple Nice Cream Pops
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes (plus time to freeze)
- Yield: 6 popsicles
- Category: Dessert; Snacks
- Cuisine: American
Description
Orange Pineapple Nice Cream Pops are an easy, no-fuss banana ice cream dessert. They’re made with just five ingredients and taste like orange pineapple ice cream!
Ingredients
- 3 large bananas, sliced and unfrozen
- 1 cup chopped pineapple, unfrozen
- 1/4 cup Barlean’s Seriously Delicious Total Omega Orange Crème
- Toppings:
- Melted white chocolate
- Crushed pistachios (raw)
Instructions
- Add the bananas, pineapple and orange crème to a blender, and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
- Pour mixture into popsicle molds. Place in the freezer for 8-10 hours, or until frozen.
- Remove from freezer and run the molds under warm water to help release the pops.
- Lay the pops out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and use a spoon to drizzle on the melted chocolate. Sprinkle the pistachios on quickly as the chocolate will set up fast. Place the pops back in the freezer to set up. Once set, store in an airtight container in the freezer.
Notes
- The melted chocolate and crushed pistachios are totally optional, but I always like to dress up my nice cream pops for a fancy dessert!
- If you want to keep these nice cream pops dairy-free, forego the melted white chocolate, or use a dairy-free dark chocolate.
- I used 3-ounce popsicle molds for this recipe, which resulted in 6 pops. You will get more or less depending on the size of your popsicle molds.
Wow! What a amazing way to welcome the spring. I’m loving it.
Thanks Stella!
These look delicious. And so healthy I could totally serve this to the kids for breakfast!
Thanks Liz! I enjoy them for breakfast all the time!
These will be the perfect way to cool off on a hot Florida summer day! Love the orange pineapple flavor combination.
Thanks Ellen! Could you send some of that hot Florida weather this way?! 😉
What a great way to celebrate spring! And these nice cream pops look great – yum! I always have a ton of bananas that are overripe because I’m so picky about up to what point they’re worthy of eating, so I’ll definitely be trying this!
Thanks Terri! I’m the same way. I always have a bunch of overripe bananas waiting to be used for baking and nice cream!
These are awesome, so perfect for summer. I’m pinning these to my healthy yummy board and can’t wait to make these for my kids. (And maybe me too 😉)
Thanks so much Sabrina! Appreciate you pinning them, and hope you and your kids love them!
Those have to be the most beautiful popsicles Ive seen. I wish it was a little warmer in my neck of the woods right now, but at least I can dream about them!
Thanks so much! It’s not quite warm yet either, but I’m still eating all the popsicles! 😉
These look gorgeous and so yummy. I have never tried nice cream before, but now that I am avoiding lactose, this is definitely a must-try. Pinning for later!
Thanks Kim! Nice cream is a great alternative if you’re going lactose-free! Hope you like them 🙂
Orange Creamsicles were my favorite ice cream as a child. I can not WAIT to try this!
Yay! Hope you like them April!
I am a big Nicecream fan and I love the idea of making it into popsicles!
Nice cream pops are super easy! Thanks Meg!
I love the term “nice cream”. I also love that drizzle of white chocolate on top!
Thanks! I love the white chocolate drizzle too!
Such fresh flavor springtime color. Great recipe to kick winter to the curb!
Haha! Yes, good-bye winter! Thanks Cindy.
I was already contemplating getting some new popsicle molds since my toddler loves popsicles, and I know she would love these, so it’s settled!! New molds and these pops!
Thanks Jaida! I hope you get lots of use out of your new popsicle molds!
I am here for these Nice Pops. I love that these are so simple and full of natural flavour and guilt-free. Thanks for sharing Leanne!
Thanks Yvonne! Glad you like them!
I’ve always loved creamsicles, so I know that I would love these! The flavour combo of banana, pineapple, and orange sounds yummy, and it’s great to enjoy a treat knowing that it’s actually good for you. Thanks for sharing, Leanne!
Thanks Colleen! Creamsicles always remind me of my childhood. Glad you like the flavour combo of these pops!
Love the nice cream pops! The combination of flavors is wonderful! Omg, I’m always dreaming about creamsicles! If my omegas were hiding in nice cream, I wouldn’t put off taking them. Brilliant!
Haha! I’m all about the sneaky omegas! 😉 Thanks Kelly!
Time to dig out my popsicle molds! Love that these are a healthy alternative to ice cream that’s still delicious.
Thanks Jolene! Hope you’re able to find your popsicle molds and give these a try!
THese look incredible and so gourmet!
Thanks Kallee!
I didn’t know about making nice cream with unfrozen bananas. You rocked my world tonight!
The unfrozen bananas totally work when making popsicles!